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(1)Subject to subsection (2) and to sections 5 and 6 the Chapter of a cathedral shall not, unless it has been approved under this Measure, implement or consent to the implementation of any proposal—
(a)for the carrying out of works, including works of repair or maintenance, on, above or below land the fee simple in which is vested in [F1the Chapter], being works which would materially affect—
(i)the architectural, archaeological, artistic or historic character of the cathedral church or any building within the precinct of the cathedral church which is for the time being used for ecclesiastical purposes, or
(ii)the immediate setting of the cathedral church, or
(iii)any archaeological remains in or under the cathedral church or within its precinct, or
(iv)any human remains in or under the cathedral church or within its precinct, or
(b)for the sale, loan or other disposal of any object the property in which is vested in [F1the Chapter] or which is in the possession or custody of [F1the Chapter] or to whose possession or custody [F1the Chapter] is entitled, being an object of architectural, archaeological, artistic or historic interest, including any object to which section 7 applies [F2, or
(ba)for the removal of any such object as is referred to in paragraph (b) from the cathedral church, from a building within its precinct or from anywhere else within its precinct, to a place where the object is to be put on display,]or
(c)for the carrying out of any work to any such object as is referred to in paragraph (b) which would materially affect the architectural, archaeological, artistic or historic character of the object, or
(d)for the permanent addition to the cathedral church of any object which would materially affect the architectural, archaeological, artistic or historic character of the cathedral church.
(2)Subsection (1) shall not apply in relation to anything which—
(a)is done by the Chapter in furtherance of its duties under the constitution and statutes of the cathedral church with respect to the ordering of services or otherwise in furtherance of the mission of the cathedral church,
(b)[F3except in a case within subsection (1)(ba),] is of a temporary nature, and
(c)does not materially affect the fabric of the cathedral church.
[F4(2A)The Chapter of a cathedral shall not implement or consent to the implementation of a proposal for the erection of a building on a disused burial ground the fee simple in which is vested in [F5the Chapter], unless the proposal has been approved under this Measure.
(2B)The requirement under subsection (2A) for the approval of a proposal is in addition to any requirement under subsection (1) for the approval of the proposal.]
(3)Where a proposal has been implemented in contravention of this section, anything done in connection with that implementation may be approved under this Measure and, in that event, shall be deemed to have been done in compliance with this section.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 2(1) substituted (coming into force in accordance with s. 53(3) of the amending Measure) by Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2), Sch. 4 para. 33 (with ss. 42(4), 48, 52(1))
F2S. 2(1)(ba) and word inserted (17.5.2024) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2024 (No. 1), ss. 15(1), 22(4); S.I. 2024/631, art. 2
F3Words in s. 2(2)(b) inserted (17.5.2024) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2024 (No. 1), ss. 15(2), 22(4); S.I. 2024/631, art. 2
F4S. 2(2A)(2B) inserted (1.9.2020) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2020 (No. 1), ss. 6(1), 16(3); S.I. 2020/835, art. 2
F5Words in s. 2(2A) substituted (coming into force in accordance with s. 53(3) of the amending Measure) by Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2), Sch. 4 para. 33 (with ss. 42(4), 48, 52(1))
Commencement Information
I1S. 2 in force at 1.9.2011 by 2011 No. 2, art. 2
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